General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

27.7 cm

Width

10.6 cm

Height

12.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1890 +

Canada

TYPE OF WALL BRACKET USED IN CANADIAN URBAN HOMES AT TURN OF 19TH C. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GASOF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATER REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING. THE POSSIBLE SOURCE, MR BERTRAM A. LILLIE, WAS ALREADY LIVING AT 51 TRILLER AVENUE, TORONTO, IN 1921. HE WAS THEN 37 YEARS OLD, WAS MARRIED AND HAD 3 SONS AND 1 DAUGHTER. HE WAS WORKING IN A GARAGE IT SEEMS. THE HOUSE WAS IN BRICKS. HE WAS BORN IN CANADA WHILE HIS PARENTS WERE FROM ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA.

Function

LIGHTING DEVICE WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA GAS FLAME.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF STATIONARY GAS BRACKET FOR INCANDESCENT WELSBACH MANTLE. INVENTED BY WELSBACH IN 1887, MANTLE WAS MADE OF COTTON SOAKED IN THORIUM & CERIA & PRODUCED BRIGHT LIGHT THAT ENABLED IT TO COMPETE WITH ELECTRIC LAMPS. WELSBACH MANTLE WAS INTRODUCED TO U.S. BY 1890.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING READING "Welsbach Junior [SCRIPT]" ON BURNER

Missing

GAS COCK/ MICA CHIMNEY

Finish

GILT FINISH

Decoration

ROCOCO STYLE